Battle of California - Kings, Sharks, and Ducks

Who are the Sharks regular season MVPs?

A final "Season Review" offseason post looking at Anaheim's two netminders -- J.S. Giguere and Jonas Hiller. With so many changes to the Ducks' defense, which goalie will become the #1 starter?

Well, just like with the end of my forward series, I'm going to do a dirty dump of all non-Niedermayer defensemen who are trying to earn spots on the 2009-10 Anaheim Ducks. Text

Season Review: Scott Niedermayer. There may not be a more critical player to the Anaheim Ducks' success next season than Captain Experience -- every other blueliner is new to the team. Niedermayer led a successful Prongerless defense in 2006; can he do it again three years later?

A brief look at the depth forwards on next year's Anaheim Ducks -- Nokelainen, Brown, Carter, Christensen, Parros, and Artyukhin.

Season Review: Andrew Ebbett -- the little guy stepped up last year to be a useful 2nd-line center for the Anaheim Ducks, but with some new players arriving, will Ebbett be an everyday forward for next year's team?

Season Review: How Todd Marchant became indispensable for the Anaheim Ducks last season, despite a lifelong battle with "Stone Hands".

Season Review: Oompa Lupul doompadee doo. What do you do with a kid who shoots hard?

When NHL writers refer to "franchise players", they often mean long-term contracts. But Teemu Selanne has been a special type of "franchise player" for the Anaheim Ducks -- loyally signing short-term deals for only one franchise. And now he's brought along Saku Koivu -- awesome.

Bobby Ryan was Sleek's choice for Anaheim's MVP last season -- serious kudos to the rookie. Now Ryan enters his money season -- how good can he be with a full opportunity to succeed?